AMMAN: Jordan and the UK signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration between both countries, the Jordan News Agency reported. The MoU was signed by Jordanian National Center for Cyber Security Director Bassam Maharmeh and British Ambassador to Jordan Bridget Brind. The NCSC stated that the agreement reflects the countries’ efforts to
A chlorine gas explosion on Monday killed 12 people and injured more than 250, authorities said, when a tank that fell from a crane released a poisonous yellow cloud at Jordan’s Port of Aqaba.
Footage on al-Mamlaka TV showed the large cylinder, said to have been carrying about 30 tonnes of gas, plunging from a crane on a moored vessel and violently releasing the chlorine gas cloud.
The force of the explosion sent a truck rolling down the dock, while workers at the port ran for their lives.
“At exactly 15:15 this afternoon, a chlorine gas leak occurred in the Port of Aqaba